By CHAT News Today

Guests evacuated after Banff hotel catches fire

Dec 29, 2016 | 12:18 PM

BANFF, AB — Fire crews were kept busy Thursday morning, as a historic hotel in Banff went up in flames.

Crews worked to save the Mount Royal Hotel, which has been open since 1908, after an RCMP officer saw flames shooting out of the roof at approximately 2 a.m. The Banff Fire Department is located across the street from the hotel.

The RCMP officer went into the hotel and pulled the fire alarm and got to work evacuating guests.

Additional crews, including the Canmore Fire-Rescue agency and firefighters from Exshaw and Lake Louise, arrived to assist the Banff fire department.

Officials said over 250 guests were evacuated and relocated to other hotels in Banff. All of the guests were uninjured and given food vouchers so they could eat.

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Many fled the hotel without shoes or jackets and some were still in their pyjamas.

Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen said in a tweet there was “water smoke damage” on all floors and fire damage to the top floor and roof.

Fire investigators and RCMP are investigating the cause of the blaze.